Thank-you for this presentation. It is beautiful and
heartbreaking to see Quasthoff's artistry and courage.
I replayed it many times. I think der Winterreise songs
are the most tragic songs ever written. Certainly
there is a scary symbiosis with the terrible physical
tragedy of Mr. Quasthoff and the terrible sadness and
pathos of schubert's songs. I know the melancholy
and tragedy of the Mahler universe all too well. However
after 40yrs of being a Mahlerite, the music of Schubert
and courage of Tom Quasthoff are too shattering an
experience.